Corn husker



A. C. HELMICK.

comv HUSKER. APPLICATION FILED OCT- 17, 1921.

f1,413, o25. Pat nted Apr. 18, 1922.

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CORN HUSKEB,

Application filed October 17, 1921.

much easier for parties undertaking this work. I I p I The inventionhasfor an object the provision of a corn husker which may be ofextremely simple construction and operation and composed of the minimumnumber of parts.

Theinvention has for a further object the provision of a corn husker ofthe. character stated which will be of simple operation, highlyefiicient in use and will be formed for attachment to the wristor.forearm in such .a manner asto be securely held thereon and still leavethe hand of the operator free.

The invention has for a still further object the provision of a cornhusker of the character stated in which will be provided a pair ofopposed resiliently mounted husking or husk engaging and tearing memberswhich will operate automatically to engage and tear the husks and thenreturn to normal position ready for the next operation.

With the foregoing and other objects in view as will appear'as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction,combination and arrangements of CO OPGIYELtIIIQ elements as hereinaftermore specifically setforth, claimed and shown in the'accompanyingdrawings forming a part Y of the presentapplication and in which 2--'Figure lis an elevation of the corn huslter, showing the same appliedto the forearm, the forearm beingindicated by dotted lines.

Figure 2 is an enlarged husker removed and showing the straps extended.

Figure 3 is a the plane of line 3-3 of Fig. 2, looking in the directionindicated by the arrows.

Referring more in detail to the drawings in which similar referencecharacters designate correspondin parts throughout the several views, 1in icates the flexible body,

' Specification of Letters Patent.

C. HELMIGK, a

9. The husking fingers plan of the corn detail transverse section onSerial No. 508,224.

which may be constructed of several pieces, as indicated in the drawingsand is preferably composed of leather or some other suitable materialwhich may be placed comfortably against the arm and supported thereon bya plurality of flexible securing members, such as perforated straps, asshown in Figs. 1 and 2 and which may be readily extended around theforearm and secured in buckles 3 or other suitablesecuring me1nbers.-The straps 2 are shown as extending from,.-one

side of thebody lwhile the buckles 3 are located on the opposite sideportions of the body 1. A supporting plate 1-, preferably of arcuateform or transversely curved, as

shown in Fig. 3, is secured by suitable securing members-5 to theouter-face of the body 1, as illustrated in-the drawings. This plate 4:is curved transversely to conform to the curvature of the arm so thatthe corn husker may be comfortably mounted thereon.

Secured upon the central portion of the plate 4: and extendedtransversely thereof, are a pair of supporting and bracing plates 6,which have ftheiropposed edges turned outwardly to form the base flanges7 extended transversely of the plate 4. A spring supporting plate 8 issecured to the plate tween the flanges 7 and the ends of this plate 8project past'the ends of the flanges 'T, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.Springs 9. are mounted on the outer ends of said plate 8 with one end ofthe'springs bearing thereagainst, while'the opposite or outer ends ofarms 10 of the husking hooks or husking fingers 11. These huskingfingers it. are pivoted at their-inner ends, as shown at 12 insupporting bearings 13 securedbetween the'end portions of the flanges'7. These supporting bearings 13 stop walls 141- at their inner sides tolimit movement of the huskinp fingers 11 toward one another, underinfluence of the springs ll have their outer or operating endsextendedoutwardly and diverging, as shown at 15, then bent. uponthemselves, as shown at 16 and extended inwardly to form the convergingand pointed finger ends 17, practically parallel with the outwardlydiverging portions 15, of the fingers 11. The free pointed ends 17 ofthe fingers 11 terminate just outwardly of the point at which thefingers 11 have their converging and diverging portions meeting. Eachhusking finger 11 is also eaten-teaser. 18, less.

have converging preferably formed of a single section of suitthis memberis preferably bent around its the fingers 11 toward one another.

- normal or theneXt operation.

stated as follows.

pivot 12 before being brought back upon itself and then extendedoutwardly to form the arm 10 thereof.

It is believed that the complete construc tion and operation of thisdevice may now be apparent from the foregoing paragraphs taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings and the operation may bebriefly After the husker has been secured upon the arm, as illustratedin Fig.1, with the curved or central portion thereof preferably againstthe inner side of the arm, the husker may be readily used withoutinterfering with the free movement ofthe hand. The hand and arm areoper- 'ated in such a manner as to force the husking fingers 11 awayfrom one another as .they pass on opposite sides of the ear of" corn,until a portion of the ear is enclosed between the inner or mainsections of the husking fingers 11. A movement of the arm in the reversedirection to draw the same away "from the ear of corn, will then causethe working ends 17 of the husking fingers 11 to grip'and tear into thehusk of the ear and separate the same from the ear, the springs 9serving to constantly exert a pressure upon the arms 10 of the huskingfingers 11 and thereby force the working ends 17 of As the corn huskeris withdrawn from the ear, the husking fingers 11 return automaticallyto unoperated position, ready for While the preferred embodiment of theinvention has been shown and described, it will be understood that minorchanges inthe details'of construction and arrangement of parts may beresorted to within the scope of what is claimed withoutdeparting fromthe spirit of the invention.

.What I claim is I '1. A corn husker'comprising'a supporting plate,meansfor plate to the arms, a pair of opposed husking fingerspivotallymounted on said'supporting plate, said husking fingers having:working ends, and means? inwardly turned for normally forcing saidworking ends towardsv one another. p

'2. A corn husker compris ng a supporting member,.means for securingremovably the for resiliently retaining husking fingers toward oneanother.

securing said supporting ing their outer ends terminating supportingmember to the operators arm, a

pair of inwardly directed husking fingers pivotally mounted upon saidsupporting member, the working ends of said fingers being directedtoward one another, and means said husking fingers in one position.

3. A cornhusker comprising a supporting member, means for removablymounting said supporting member upon the'operators arm, a pair ofconverging huskingfingers pivotally mounted on said supporting memberand having working ends directed toward one another, meansforresiliently forc-' ing said husking fingers toward one another andmeans forlimited movement of'isaid 4. A corn husker comprising ana'rcuate supporting member, means for securing removably the supportingmember upon the operators arm and spacing said member from the arm,supporting members carried on said supporting plate, husking fingerspivotally mounted between said supporting members and limited in theirmovement toward one another, the outer portions of said husking fingersbemg extended outwardly 1n diverging relationv to one another and thenturned inwardly and terminating in pointed working ends spaced from oneanother and from the main portions of the respective fingers, saidhusking fingers having outwardly turned arms adjacent their inner ends,and means engaged with said last mentioned arms to resiliently forcesaidhusking fingers toward one another.

5. A corn husker comprising a flexible member adapted to be removablysecured uponthe operators arm, an arcuate support.- ing plate securedupon the outer face of said flexible member, rigid supporting memberscarried on the outer face ofsaid -support ing plate, husking fingerspivotally. mounted,

in spaced relation between said supporting members, means provided forlimiting in ward movement of said husking fingers toward oneanother,'said husking fingers havdirected and pointed operatingendslspaced from one another and from fingers, thereby providing theearreceiving pocket inwardly of the workingends' of said fingers,and'means to resiliently force said. husking fingers toward one another.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. ANDREW C. HELMIGK.

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